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Features

 

Features 

Connection and introduction wizard

 

A practical wizard will guide you through the program: from connecting the 
video camera to recording your videos. 

Convenient video editing assistant

 

It just doesn't get any easier: Select your video, add text and music, and your 
movie is finished – great transitions included! 

Clearly laid-out user interface with large buttons

 

The neatly laid out interface includes extra large buttons and is free of 
confusing symbols and unnecessary functions. 

Numerous help functions as video clips

 

Helpful video clips are available to you directly within the program to explain 
how the desired function is used. 

Export to DVD, YouTube

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Facebook

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as a file

 

Burn your movies with a menu onto DVD, present them online, or save your 
video clips as a file. 

Practical project archiving on DVD and hard drive

 

Projects aren't just securely archived on DVD or your hard drive, they can also 
be conveniently edited at any time.  

Also supports AVHCD camcorders

 

With MAGIX Video easy you can edit and burn your AVCHD recordings 
directly. Only somewhat more expensive programs offer this otherwise. 

Preview monitor

 

View edits and effects beforehand, without changing the output video. 

Image optimization

 

Customize color, brightness, contrast, saturation, and volume with ease. 

Toolbar

 

Add titles and text, transitions, photos and music with just a click. 

Transport control

 

The start and stop marker can be moved to any desired position to place 
edits. 

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Page 2: ...t of the publisher All rights of reproduction are reserved Errors in and changes to the contents as well as program modifications reserved Copyright MAGIX AG 2001 2011 All rights reserved MAGIX is a registered trademark of MAGIX AG Created under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories 1992 2011 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Ot...

Page 3: ...from your camcorder to your PC s hard drive to optimize video material with a few clicks and then burn to DVD This manual explains how everything works step by step The complete electronic manual provides a more detailed explanation of the options dialog boxes menus and program interface Have fun with MAGIX Video easy The MAGIX team Note This document describes the functionality of the full versio...

Page 4: ... uploaded to Facebook directly from MAGIX Video easy Export AVCHD to memory cards Now completed videos can be directly exported to a SD memory cards This is particularly helpful if you own a Blu ray player with a SD slot Video exports to mobile devices Completed videos can now be exported to mobile devices such as Android phones and iPhone s iPod s iPad s Go back step by step function Now you can ...

Page 5: ...red function is used Export to DVD YouTube Facebook as a file Burn your movies with a menu onto DVD present them online or save your video clips as a file Practical project archiving on DVD and hard drive Projects aren t just securely archived on DVD or your hard drive they can also be conveniently edited at any time Also supports AVHCD camcorders With MAGIX Video easy you can edit and burn your A...

Page 6: ...t video 13 Import video from digital camcorders 14 Import from analog sources e g video recorder 16 Edit Video 21 Scene recognition 21 Cut an Object 22 Remove a Clip 22 Automatic movie editing 23 Start Video Editing 24 Apply effects 24 Sound and music 25 Insert Title 27 Insert Transitions 28 Insert additional images videos 28 Finish movie 29 Export as a File 29 Burn as a DVD Blu ray Disc or AVCHD ...

Page 7: ... 52 Video effects 53 Scene recognition 53 Video stabilization 55 Display duration 55 Clean up Wizard 56 Object properties 56 Project settings 57 Program Settings 57 If You Still Have Questions 59 Tips for program help 59 Glossary 60 Annex Digital Video and Data Storage 77 MPEG Compression 77 Interlace 77 Digital Versatile Disc DVD 79 AVCHD disc 80 Blu ray Disc 80 Index 82 ...

Page 8: ...g posted Email support for MAGIX products 8 eight weeks of free email customer service starting from the purchase date is automatically included with the purchase of any new MAGIX product MAGIX guarantees fast processing of your request and an immediate reply Premium email support If you experience problems after the 8 weeks of free email support have expired you can purchase a Premium email suppo...

Page 9: ... Friday 09 00 16 00 GMT U K 0203 3189218 Denmark 699 18149 Sweden 0852500858 Finland 09 31581630 Norway 0210 30665 North America 9 am to 4 pm EST Mon Fri Phone 1 305 722 5810 Please have the following information at hand Which MAGIX program are you using version Which operating system do you use What make is your graphics card and what screen resolution do you use What make is your sound card Or d...

Page 10: ...ledge including your own chosen domain and email address Publish slideshows and videos and accessorize your site with music and various effects anything from a simple business card to a fireworks display of effects professional or private show your best side More about this topic can be found under MAGIX Website Maker Catooh the Online Content Library If your project is missing pictures videos DVD...

Page 11: ...r according to content Green indicates practical tips tricks for the software Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates Red for special offers contests and questionnaires If no new messages are present the button will appear gray When the MAGIX News Center is clicked all of the available information will be displayed Click the messages to reach the corresponding website ...

Page 12: ...oject MAGIX Video easy automatically creates a subfolder for the newly created video project bearing the same name as the project itself In the following dialog you load the videos that you want to edit Video project Previously saved video may be reloaded and then edited view page 20 here Watch introduction video This video describes the basics in MAGIX Video easy It s especially interesting for b...

Page 13: ... the video Import videos from analog sources e g video recorders This option is available for recordings from analog video sources These may be VHS and Super VHS but also analog camcorders e g Video 8 Hi8 Warning Analog video recordings require special hardware to be able to receive the analog video signal on the computer These devices are often referred to as video cards or video devices and exis...

Page 14: ...ne recording AVCHD camera These cameras save the video material onto built in hard drives or memory cards This therefore involves simple copying of data which makes transfer simple and convenient Connecting an AVCHD camera Turn on your AVCHD camera Set to playback mode Connect it to your computer Then click on Continue Tip Check the battery level and plug in the camera into the mains as required T...

Page 15: ... the list Transferring AVCHD videos Once the desired sequences have been selected click the Transfer video sequences button This step may also be repeated as often as necessary to transfer individual sequences Recordings from MiniDV HDV cameras Switch on the camera and set it to playback mode Check the battery level and plug in the camera s power as required Now connect the camera with a FireWire ...

Page 16: ...ou would like to transfer to MAGIX Video easy and click the Transfer video to computer button Repeat the process until all of the desired scenes have been transferred Important The camera must replay the cassette at the original tempo to transfer the material which may take some time Import from analog sources e g video recorder Video recordings that were created using analog camcorders or that ar...

Page 17: ...ilable the video card You may require an adapter Adapter cables are often included to enable connection from video recorders a SCART Due to the variety of device configurations it is difficult to say which cable will function best with your setup If you re not sure check the manual of your VCR or your TV video or graphics cards Example Many VCRs and DVD players have a Scart 3 RCA 2 for stereo soun...

Page 18: ...ng quality Position the tape in the camcorder at the point from which you would like to transfer video to the computer Click Transfer video to computer Start playback on the camcorder If the video from the camcorder should be transferred in multiple sections repeat the procedure until all sections have been transferred If you select the option Automatic scene recognition then the material will be ...

Page 19: ...ending on the cards We also have a very limited influence on the behavior of these drivers If you encounter any difficulties please contact the video card manufacturer for the latest driver updates Input Sets the crossbar of the video card The crossbar determines which video and audio input signal will be recorded The crossbars are connected in series to the video recording chip itself In the outp...

Page 20: ..._B is used VideoProcAmp Fine adjustment of colors brightness contrast etc We recommend against changing any of the manufacturer s settings Format Please do not change anything here The capturing format is set in the Recording quality option in the video recording dialog Station selection This option is only available if a TV tuner is integrated into your video card ...

Page 21: ...entry in the DVD menu later making it possible to jump from scene to scene with your DVD player s remote control Choose the Scene recognition option in the Effects menu In the dialog select the option Automatic scene recognition to cut at all noticeable scene changes The option Manual scene detection is recommended for complicated material Each individual scene must be confirmed or declined Shortc...

Page 22: ...ange the end of the object drag the marker at the outer right end to the left accordingly These two markers therefore allow you to select the section that should be played back Remove a Clip If you would like to remove a clip you will have to select it first Click the associated preview image in the filmstrip view The background of the color image in the filmstrip view will change to indicate that...

Page 23: ...ing allows you to add suitable transition effects and background music to all scenes and images Open the File menu and select the entry Automatic editing Select an appropriate style and set approximately how long the film should be Click Create movie preview to receive a suggestion Click Apply to confirm the suggestion Cancel will leave the film the way it was before ...

Page 24: ...ease the value or to the right to increase it Alternatively next to the slide controller you can input the exact values in percentage form With the help of the color wheel you can increase or reduce the selected color For example this allows you to remove a blue tint from the material Click the color wheel and drag the point at the center with the mouse button pressed to the range that you would l...

Page 25: ...t menu or the arrow symbol see illustration The music volume may be adjusted via the Audio dialog with the help of a separate volume controller Tip The music track will be cut off if it is longer than the video itself Shortcut M Inserting audio commentary If you want to add commentary to your videos Click on the Audio recording button on the Audio tab in Media Pool Check whether the correct audio ...

Page 26: ...above it This is because the displayed length of the audio object is depending on the real video object s length Change the volume The volume of the audio track can be adjusted in the Audio menu Use the controller to the left Object to set the original audio track The middle controller Background can be used to set the volume of the background music The right controller Dubbing can be used to set ...

Page 27: ...an be used to format the Font Font size Font color etc Text positioning justifies your text right left or centrally You can reposition the image more exactly using the arrow buttons in Position Animation creates moving titles For cinematic credits select the animation From bottom to top Duration Fade in and Fade out enable you to control the display behavior of the title during playback ...

Page 28: ...k and the first image of the following object begins shortly after If you press More a selection of fades with transparency effects or so called AlphaMagic fades will open Select an option and click Preview to get an impression of the effect Click OK if you are pleased with the current settings you have selected Insert additional images videos If you would like to use additional images or videos c...

Page 29: ... movie as a video file then you may open it at any time on your computer and play it back with Windows Media Player Click Save on Computer to save your movie as a video file In the following dialog the settings provided are suitable for the majority of cases Click Save video to select a save folder and start the export process Before exporting the file you can choose a different quality or set the...

Page 30: ...k Burn DVD in the export dialog Select DVD Blu ray Disc or AVCHD First select to which data carrier you would like to burn the video project As well as being able to export directly to discs Programname can for the first time export straight to hard drives and SD cards This is useful if you own a device with a SD card slot DVD DVD view page 79 offers good video quality with comparatively little da...

Page 31: ...ity video material may be burned to conventional blank DVD or Blu ray discs view page 80 Hint This format can be played back exclusively in Blu ray players even if a DVD blank is used Please check whether your player is capable of playing these AVCHD DVDs Blu ray Blu ray disc is also created for high quality videos but instead of MPEG 4 codecs uses the older MPEG 2 codec This format may be burned ...

Page 32: ...uble click the title in the menu preview to open Menu Entry Properties Once you are satisfied with your menu click Burn Menu entry properties Use the field Menu text to change the menu entry text In the fields below it you may format the text e g change font size and font type add shadows and 3D effects With Menu image you can choose which image should be displayed as the menu image You can use a ...

Page 33: ...happy with your changes close the dialog with OK and open the burning dialog via the Burn button The burn dialog The following dialog will now open for you to select Burn Hint The dialog name adjusts to each selected disc format ...

Page 34: ...e time remaining can be seen in the dialog 4 Save to directory or memory cardYou have to option to save your finished video on your hard drive or straight to an SD memory card Choose output directory Encoder settings Use the Encoder settings button to access the selection dialog to specify the properties of the MPEG encoder memory requirements quality and duration of the MPEG conversion Presets Th...

Page 35: ...ou can find further options for MPEG encoding To return to the standard settings press the Reset button Export to a mobile device You can export your project to mobile devices made by Apple the Samsung Galaxy Tab or mobile phones with Android operating systems Click on Export to mobile device in the export dialog Then select the mobile device from the list Tip only for Android phones and the Samsu...

Page 36: ...tells your viewers what the video is about You may enter terms in Keywords to help users find your video in YouTube Just for YouTube You can select the Category in which the video should be published In Send you choose which user groups are able to see your videos Export settings allows you to choose different quality settings for your video ...

Page 37: ... PC or DVD to ensure you don t lose your work Moreover you can then edit your project at a later date save it in another format or burn it onto another medium Click on Archive project to computer or Archive to DVD in the export dialog All of the files used in the project will be copied into the folder indicated ...

Page 38: ...sy searches for the used sounds pictures and videos under the path to where you last saved the disc project Keyboard shortcut Ctrl O Previously used objects With this menu option you can load the last project you opened Automatic movie editing Open the automatic editing view page 23 feature here Shortcut W Clean up Wizard This menu item opens the Clean up Wizard This helps remove unnecessary names...

Page 39: ... Album you can publish your photos and videos directly to the Internet You can also play your music as MP3s in the Online Album Create your personal album website in no time with your own Internet address and showcase everything that s fun about multimedia to the world Catooh the Online Content Library Catooh provides you with high quality photos videos and music for every theme expanded by intell...

Page 40: ...format directly and most communities and portals use the format the film does not need to be re rendered on the corresponding server This avoids loss of quality When HD material is uploaded a resolution of 720p is used for the HD format Audio recording This menu option opens the audio recording dialog Select an audio driver and then click the record button to begin recording Tip Your own recording...

Page 41: ... the file extension MV_ underscore This command is only intended for use in emergencies for example if you unintentionally saved your change and wish to return to the previous version of the movie Keyboard shortcut Alt O Burn project DVD again All necessary files menus and encoded video files needed to burn a CD DVD will be temporarily stored on your hard drive After your disc is burned these are ...

Page 42: ...This way it s no problem if you want to try out critical operations If you don t like the result you can always revert to the previous state using Undo Using the arrow buttons you can select individual changes which you would like to undo Shortcut Ctrl Z Restore This function undoes the previous Undo function Using the arrow buttons you can select individual changes which you would like to undo Sh...

Page 43: ...ect in order to delete it or move it 1 Place the start marker at the position you want by left clicking in the timeline 2 Select the video object by clicking on it and click on the cut button 3 Place the start marker at the end of the part you wish to remove and click on the cut button again 4 Select the middle object that was created and press Del 5 Pull the object at the back to the front it sho...

Page 44: ... Scene recognition Calls up the automatic scene recognition which cuts up longer videos into scenes for storage in the Takes directory Keyboard shortcut Shift Z Video stabilization Opens the video stabilizer dialog to help you correct shaky footage Read more on this topic in Video stabilization Shortcut Shift K Sound Image offset This enables a possible time offset between sound and image to be ba...

Page 45: ...xt menus Apply to all The current effects settings will be applied to all objects Shortcut Shift A Apply to all subsequent objects The current effects settings will be applied to all objects in your movie which lie behind the selected object Shortcut Shift O Copy The current settings will be saved to the clipboard so that they can be applied to other objects Shortcut Alt C Insert Applies the effec...

Page 46: ...rogram and it opens the Help file for the corresponding topic Use this command to get help on any of MAGIX Video easy s functions Keyboard shortcut F1 Content Use the command Content in the Help menu to open the start page of the help file You can read through the help file step by step and jump to specific sections via the tree structure on the right hand side Open magix info the Multimedia Knowl...

Page 47: ...en session 1 You have to register as a guest to view a screensharing instance To do this open the menu Online and then select Screen transfer as guest 2 Enter the password you received from your host 8 digit session ID 3 Now click on Start session A window will open displaying a smaller version of your host s screen Register as host for a screen transfer 1 If you want to start a screenshare instan...

Page 48: ...ous program updates and help programs can be downloaded With the registration form supplied start menu under MAGIX Video easy 3 HD Service and support Register you can register via post or fax Simply print it out fill it in and send it off Shortcut F12 Online Update Connects directly to the online update page where you can get the latest version of your program About MAGIX Video easy Displays copy...

Page 49: ...s selected the left and right handles allow the start and end points to be moved During playback the start and end points cannot be seen and only the playback position is displayed Displays the playback position Moving the mouse enables the playback position to be repositioned If a video or a photo is selected the position within this object will be displayed To beginning The playback marker jumps...

Page 50: ...ns a single clip into two segments Position display The current position of the playback marker is displayed here in minutes seconds frames Set object All objects can be edited here individually Click an object to display the settings This lets you make further changes The properties for display of the images may be adjusted here Brightness The brightness is not changed linearly so that it is adju...

Page 51: ...Set the volume of the original sound the dubbing and the background music Object This controls the volume of the original sound Background This controller influences the volume of the background music for the duration of the selected clip Dubbing Adjust the volume of the audio commentary Video effects Title and text Select one of these tabs to add an effect title or other text to the object This c...

Page 52: ...fy the font type size color and position of the text You may also add an outline and shadows to the text Text can also be animated The display duration and fade in out duration may also be set Clicking the New Title button causes the title to be shown in front of the actual object This then becomes an independent object ...

Page 53: ...he object that you would like to apply scene recognition to and then open the menu entry Scene recognition in the Effects menu Scene recognition analyzes the movie according to scene changes i e jumps in brightness and color distribution on screen Automatically created Time stamps from digital video devices which indicate the time when the device was turned on off are also detected as scenes If yo...

Page 54: ...gning the menu since every scene is displayed as a menu entry but since you will not normally want every scene displayed in the menu Cut all additional scenes automatically ends manual scene recognition and all additional detected transitions create a new scene The complete analysis must be made only once for each recording since the resulting data is stored with the video file If the scene recogn...

Page 55: ... Activate the motion stabilizer in the video object FX or context menus You will see the current video object in the preview monitor First you have to check the movie material for shaky scenes To do this click on the Stabilize button Based on the preset parameters a relative shift between the pictures is calculated After concluding the analysis take a look at the suggested correction then use the ...

Page 56: ...project and backup files Before they are deleted you receive relevant information in a dialog and a confirmation request Search and delete unnecessary files Choose this option if you would like to find unnecessary files or free up some space on your hard drive The Clean Up Wizard then automatically looks for extraneous files created during use of MAGIX Video easy Before they are deleted you receiv...

Page 57: ...e information on interlacing please see Interlace view page 77 Shortcut Ctrl E Project settings Description Enter your project s name here This name will be used as a preset title for the disc you have to burn Video settings Specify the format and ratio for the entire project The format specified will be set as the default size during export Shortcut E Program Settings Project Format This is the f...

Page 58: ... based deinterlacing for output onto a PC screen or a projector whereby the playback quality is significantly better than with interlaced analog video recordings Alternative Mode 2 Video Mixing Renderer 9 This mode uses the hardware de interlacing function of modern graphics cards together with DirectX 9 Make sure that you are using the most recent version of your graphics card driver which must b...

Page 59: ...rds Enter either the individual word or use logical operators OR AND NEAR to refine your search if you have several search words OR between two words All topics which contain both words or one of the words will be listed AND between two words Only those topics will be listed which contain both words NEAR between two words Only those topics will be listed which contain both words A maximum of six o...

Page 60: ...rmine the title and artist name base on musical properties An Internet connection is required to access the AudioID database AVCHD Stands for Advanced Video Codec Definition It is an HD format for video cameras which has been developed by Panasonic and SONY In comparison to the HDV format a meaningful quality improvement can be seen here For the video recording MPEG 4 AVC H 264 and for audio recor...

Page 61: ...ft mouse click Button Refers to an element of the graphic user interface of a program The button initiates an action in the program via left mouse click C Cache Simply stated this is a temporary folder where frequently accessed files are saved so that they can be quickly launched while you are working CC CC stands for Connectivity Co ordination and describes how the change of a domain name from on...

Page 62: ...unauthorized copying Copyright Protection of intellectual and creative property against unauthorized copying CPU Central processing unit The name for the main processor of the computer CPU Modern computers have even two or more processors or one processor with several cores Crossfade Transitions crossfades Can be used to fade between objects D Dialog A dialog opens in a new window and lets the use...

Page 63: ...ternet address It consists of the name of the Internet protocol usually http the computer or network name such as www the second level domain such as magix and the top level domain like com net Altogether we have protocol networkname second level domain top level domain such as http www magix com Domains are allocated by a country s so called NIC Network Information Center In Germany the DENIC is ...

Page 64: ...lace Flip menu Drop down menus create menus consisting of lists of selectable choices They look very similar to text input fields but have a button with a downward pointing symbol on the right hand side Frame A frame is a single image from a video sequence which also called a full image A PAL video contains 25 frames per second NTSC contains 29 97 frames H Handles Handles are the five little recta...

Page 65: ...mpassing name for all internal components of a computer For example hard disk graphics card mainboard etc External peripheral devices are also considered hardware i e printer scanner monitor etc The synchronization of single hardware components is coordinated by the software HDD Storage medium with the largest storage capacity where the operating system s programs and files are saved A hard disk c...

Page 66: ...gs Identify an MP3 but other formats offer similar possibilities like Vorbis comment for the OGG Vorbis format for example Image An image is a representation of a CD DVD hard drive or another storage medium that is saved as a file The difference from a copy or backup is that an image contains information about the structure of the original storage medium and not just individual files This enables ...

Page 67: ... a simple mouse click on the corresponding menu Keyboard shortcuts if available are also found at the end of menu entries The graphical surface of a CD DVD will also be represented as a menu Menu bar Almost every program has a menu bar It can normally be found underneath the title line of the program A simple mouse click opens a corresponding menu MIDI MIDI files do not contain the actual sounds l...

Page 68: ...ized uses are connected to the motherboard MP3 MP3 actually MPEG 1 layer 3 is currently the most important standard for compressing audio files MPEG MPEG is short for Moving Picture Experts Group and refers to a committee concerned with the standardization of video and audio data compression as well as container formats MS audio A process developed by Microsoft for compressing audio files with pro...

Page 69: ...MAGIX Video easy however still starts the tape beginning at 0 OGG VORBIS This is a new royalty free format with similar properties to MP3 P PAL Europe Phase Alternating Line or PAL is a process for color transmission for analog TV that is primarily used in Europe but also in Australia South America and many African and Asian countries The image repetition rate for PAL is 25 Hz Play marker The play...

Page 70: ...he playlist is now correct once again Plug in Plug ins are additional programs that expand the functionality of the main program They are inserted into the main program POP3 Stands for Post Office Protocol version 3 and is used in standard email programs for receiving email for example Outlook Express POP3 enables email to be collected by the provider s email server and loaded into your email prog...

Page 71: ...Compact Disc Audio Standard The requirements listed here have to be observed for industrial CP production Audio CD players only read CDs created according to the Red Book format It is therefore necessary to first convert PC files into this format before writing them onto an audio disc compatible with any audio CD player Restore Restoration of files originating from a backup will be called Restorin...

Page 72: ...ing process The alternative Timeline mode offers a more detailed interface for more extensive editing and scene arrangements the scene overview mode offers a complete overview of all scenes on a small scale You can toggle between the three view modes using the Tab key Submenu Besides normal entries a menu can contain submenus that offer additional functions This makes menus more comprehensive Supe...

Page 73: ...e T Toolbar All basic functions of the corresponding program can be found here The corresponding functions can be called up via mouse click Toolbar Here you will find small buttons that provide a function when clicked For example you can cut out a selected object by clicking on the scissors Top level domain Top level domains TLD are always those separated by a dot at the end of an Internet address...

Page 74: ...escribes where a source can be found online for example a website The address or the path to the storage location of a file on your computer is known as a URL Often the term URL is used as a term for the domain The URL for the MAGIX website is http www magix co uk V VirtualDub plug in Plug ins are additional programs that expand the functionality of the main program They are inserted into the main...

Page 75: ...ware on their computer Customers of the MAGIX Website Service can use MAGIX Webmail for this Webmaster A webmaster is responsible for the administration and maintenance of a website Often the webmaster is also the owner of the website as well as the domain that belongs to it Once you have registered a domain in the MAGIX Website Service an email account will automatically be set up for example mai...

Page 76: ...W WWW stands for World Wide Web and is the most used service of the Internet On the WWW web browsers for example Internet Explorer are used to display information via websites The process is colloquially called Surfing the Internet ...

Page 77: ...and can be compressed without visible degradation of the pictorial quality Each MPEG compression is however a data reduction and as such connected with information loss If the video consists of very extensive details or if the content changes very fast then the picture may blur dependent on the strength of the compression and the quality of the encoder Errors can also result from so called compres...

Page 78: ...hich a 1 50 of a second gap is evident Moving objects can therefore produce artifacts on vertical edges Typical interlacing errors You can use so called de interlacing to avoid this type of artifact De interlacing places a picture in between the two fields interpolated If you want to create stationary pictures from movies then you should definitely use a de interlace filter In the system settings ...

Page 79: ... DVD RW DVD R R This medium may only be written to once The DVD R may be specified with file structures for DVD video DVD audio or DVD ROM DVD RW RW drives allow re writable DVDs to be created which may be read by almost any commercial DVD ROM or DVD player The companies involved are mainly Philips Sony HEWLETT PACKARD as well as Ricoh Yamaha and Mitsubishi DVD RW This is a write erase DVD technol...

Page 80: ...ith the device AVCHD disc on DVD blank The DVDs created with AVCHD video are not supported by all Blu ray players The behavior of the devices is quite different Normal DVD players cannot replay AVCHD discs since the AVC format is not supported Blu ray Disc Since early 2008 Blu ray Discs are viewed as successors to DVDs and offer especially high storage capacity of up to 27 GB in a single layer dou...

Page 81: ...nd Data Storage 81 Blu ray Discs come in three varieties Only readable BD ROM comparable to DVD video rewritable BD RE comparable to DVD RW or DVD RAM and as a disc that can be written to only once BD R comparable to DVD R ...

Page 82: ...cts 45 ATN 60 Audio 60 Audio recording 40 AudioID 60 Automatic movie editing 23 38 AVCHD 60 AVCHD disc 31 80 AVCHD scene selection 15 AVI 60 B Background Audio Trimming 25 Backup copy 40 Backup disc 61 Backup project with all required files 37 Blu ray Disc 31 80 Browser 61 Burn as a DVD Blu ray Disc or AVCHD Disc 30 Burn project DVD again 41 Burn project and media to CD DVD 41 Button 61 C Cache 61...

Page 83: ...CPU 62 Crossfade 62 Customer service 8 Cut 42 Cut an Object 22 26 D Delete 43 Design Disc Menu 32 Dialog 62 Dialog and Interface Reference 49 Digital Versatile Disc DVD 30 79 Disc project 63 Disc types 63 Display duration 44 55 Display Tool Tips 47 DNS 63 Domain 63 Domain transfer 63 Downmix 63 Drag drop 64 E Edit Menu 42 Edit Video 12 21 Effects Settings 45 Encoder settings 34 Exit 42 Export as a...

Page 84: ...leration Direct 3D 58 HDD 65 HDTV 65 Help 46 Help Menu 46 HTTP 65 Hyperlink 66 I ID3 tags 66 If You Still Have Questions 59 Image 66 IMAP 66 Import from analog sources e g video recorder 16 Import video 13 Import video from digital camcorders 14 Import 39 Insert 43 45 Insert additional images videos 28 Insert Title 27 Insert Transitions 28 Inserting audio commentary 25 Interlace 57 66 77 Internet ...

Page 85: ...perties 32 Menu Reference 38 MIDI 67 MiniDV HDV cameras transferring scenes 16 Motherboard 67 68 MP3 68 MPEG 68 MPEG Compression 77 MS audio 68 MTC 68 N New 38 Noise Sample 68 Note 3 NTSC USA Japan 69 Numeric keypad 69 O Object properties 46 56 Offset 69 OGG VORBIS 69 Online Update 48 Open 38 Open automatically saved project 41 Open magix info the Multimedia Knowledge Community 46 ...

Page 86: ...ality 18 Recordings from MiniDV HDV cameras 15 Red Book 71 Regieleiste 24 Register as guest of a screen session 47 Register as host for a screen transfer 47 Register online 48 Remove a Clip 22 Remove background music 43 Remove Background Music 26 Reposition Background Music 26 Reset 46 Reset Program Settings to Default 42 Restore 42 71 Rotate 90 44 S Save 38 Save as 39 Scene 71 Scene recognition 2...

Page 87: ...uper Video CD SVCD 72 T The burn dialog 33 Tips for program help 59 Title and text 52 Toolbar 73 Top level domain 73 Traffic 73 Transfer analog video 18 Transferring AVCHD videos 15 U Undo 42 Upload to YouTube 35 Universal Plug Play 74 URL 74 V Video effects 53 Video Mode 58 Video Monitor 49 Video stabilization 44 55 View duration 44 VirtualDub plug in 74 VST and DirectX plug ins 74 W WAV 75 ...

Page 88: ...88 Index Wave 75 Wave file 75 Webhosting 75 Webmail 75 Webmaster 75 Webserver 75 Welcome to MAGIX Video easy 3 What s new in MAGIX Video easy 4 WMA 75 World Wide Web WWW 76 Y Youtube Facebook 40 ...

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